Smith and Roberson’s Business Law
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Author: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 12CP
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Person B is the owner of large apartment complex, negotiated with person C the owner of a laundry company, to allow person C to own and function the laundry services within the complex. Person B terminated 5 years contract with person C and he placed the machinery into use in different locations and earned less income than in the complex.
To discuss: Whether the business owner will be able to sue the building owner for the full amount of damages or not.
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